House of Comfort grant to boost accommodations

The Aroostook House of Comfort recently received a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to help purchase sleeping accommodations for patients and families. From left are: Mike MacPherson, vice chairman, Aroostook House of Comfort; Richard Ezzy, MCF Aroostook County Committee board member; Lise Collins, Aroostook House of Comfort board member; Erica McCrum, MCF Foundation officer; and Rick Duncan, chairman, Aroostook House of Comfort. (Courtesy of Aroostook House of Comfort)

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The directors of the Maine Community Foundation recently awarded a $7,165 grant to the Aroostook Hospice Foundation and the Aroostook House of Comfort to purchase various types of beds.

“This grant allows us to expand sleeping accommodations offered to patients and family members during their stay,” said House of Comfort co-founders Rick and Nancy Duncan. 

The Presque Isle facility has been offering compassionate end-of-life care to Aroostook County residents in a homelike setting for over a year. The grant is funded by the Aroostook County Fund and the Pinetree Fund for Aroostook County. 

For further information on Maine Community Foundation, please contact Andrea Nemitz at 207-412-0836. 

For further information on the Aroostook House of Comfort please contact Rick Duncan at 207-769-2402 or visit www.aroostookhouseofcomfort.org.